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R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-61-3

Requirement for suppliers to service what they sell

P.L. 2025, ch. 295, § 1, effective June 26, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 297, § 1, effective June 26, 2025.

A supplier who or that sells complex power or complex manual wheelchairs shall meet the criteria of a “qualified complex rehabilitation technology supplier”, as defined in § 6-61-1 and for complex wheelchairs that a supplier has sold, the supplier is required to offer service and repairs during the wheelchair’s useful life expectancy, unless:

(1) The consumer has moved outside of the original supplier’s service area;

(2) The damage that requires repair is the result of consumer abuse or misuse of the equipment that restricts coverage by the client’s health plan, and the client refuses to pay for the repairs; or

(3) The consumer or their representative poses a potential threat to the health and safety of the supplier or is otherwise abusive.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.